On the 10th of November 2018, popular singer, Banky W joined the list of Nigerian entertainers who delved into politics.
You may recall that on that date, he declared his intentions to run for public office, disclosing that he would be vying for the Federal House of Representatives spot for the Eti Osa Constituency under Modern Democratic Party (MDP).
Over the past couple of months, we have watched Banky make bold and courageous strides in his campaign, and making admirable progress – defying the odds against him.
On Saturday 23rd February 2019, Banky took to Instagram to share the news that he had won the majority of votes at a Lekki Phase 1 polling unit, with 575 votes, beating PDP and APC with 540 and 454 votes respectively.
“Thank you to EVERYONE who voted, volunteered and donated. Collation of all polling units in Eti-Osa is still ongoing, but regardless of the final outcome, please take a GOOD LOOK at how we won my polling unit in Lekki 1!!! No Godfather, logo issues, crowd sourced fundraising, online trolling.. many said we were wasting our time, but we took our unknown party and built our agent structure in less than 3 months – and we upset the big boys in multiple polling units.
We proved that it CAN be done.
The movement has begun. We must sustain this momentum. This is only the beginning.
#MDP #StrongerTogether #BankOnBanky.”
Although collation is still ongoing and we are all waiting on INEC for the final announcement of results, it looks like he stands a great chance of winning. Regardless of the final outcome, he has inspired enough people in our generation to realize what they can achieve if they stand up for themselves and stand together.
Well done Banky!
